What stroke are you best at? (not necessarily favorite)

2000 fly?! I saw you mention that in another post, Elaine, and thought it must be a typo. How do you build up endurance for a 2000 fly? People around here think I'm certifiable for doing an 800 IM in practice. I like fly "in theory"; but it is my 2nd worst stroke. I'd like to like it more, but I find it's coming so slowly. It's no typo: 4PJouksr3wI&feature=share&list=UUaJqJScxsYtclOJAW-i-gpw BfKKZa3uUYM&list=UUaJqJScxsYtclOJAW-i-gpw&index=101 Don't look at my technique; there are plenty of stroke flaws in my fly during that swim! :afraid: I didn't set out to build endurance in fly; I just had it from all of the swimming I have been doing. My initial goal actually, as a non-flyer, was to see if I could swim a legal 200 fly. I had my husband record it, so I could post the video and ask if it was all legal. When I hit the 200 mark, though, I felt better than at the 50 mark, so I decided to keep going to see how long I could go. At the 900 point, I stopped, because my husband was yelling over to me that the memory card was full (I forgot to clear it beforehand). By that time, it wasn't a continuous fly, so I stopped. I was SHOCKED that I was able to swim 900 yards of fly and decided to try again in a couple of weeks to see if I could make it past 1,000. This time, I returned with the camera on a tripod, so my husband wouldn't :bitching: about hand-holding the camera for so long! :bighug: Unfortunately, the camera decided the file was getting too large, so it automatically started writing it to the card before I reached 2,000. But, the first clip is most of my swim. Bruce then started the camera again, but the battery died at the 2,000 yard mark. By the time Bruce explained what happened, I had stopped at the wall for too long, so it was no longer continuous and I quit. But, I am sure I could have gone longer. That may explain why my coach thinks I am better suited as a distance swimmer, rather than a sprinter! :D

2000 fly?! I saw you mention that in another post, Elaine, and thought it must be a typo. How do you build up endurance for a 2000 fly? People around here think I'm certifiable for doing an 800 IM in practice. I like fly "in theory"; but it is my 2nd worst stroke. I'd like to like it more, but I find it's coming so slowly. It's no typo: 4PJouksr3wI&feature=share&list=UUaJqJScxsYtclOJAW-i-gpw BfKKZa3uUYM&list=UUaJqJScxsYtclOJAW-i-gpw&index=101 Don't look at my technique; there are plenty of stroke flaws in my fly during that swim! :afraid: I didn't set out to build endurance in fly; I just had it from all of the swimming I have been doing. My initial goal actually, as a non-flyer, was to see if I could swim a legal 200 fly. I had my husband record it, so I could post the video and ask if it was all legal. When I hit the 200 mark, though, I felt better than at the 50 mark, so I decided to keep going to see how long I could go. At the 900 point, I stopped, because my husband was yelling over to me that the memory card was full (I forgot to clear it beforehand). By that time, it wasn't a continuous fly, so I stopped. I was SHOCKED that I was able to swim 900 yards of fly and decided to try again in a couple of weeks to see if I could make it past 1,000. This time, I returned with the camera on a tripod, so my husband wouldn't :bitching: about hand-holding the camera for so long! :bighug: Unfortunately, the camera decided the file was getting too large, so it automatically started writing it to the card before I reached 2,000. But, the first clip is most of my swim. Bruce then started the camera again, but the battery died at the 2,000 yard mark. By the time Bruce explained what happened, I had stopped at the wall for too long, so it was no longer continuous and I quit. But, I am sure I could have gone longer. That may explain why my coach thinks I am better suited as a distance swimmer, rather than a sprinter! :D